2016-17 Week 2: Knights, Saints Share Top
Foothills Christian, St. Augustine, and Torrey Pines, we know about. Â All three played before overflow crowds of more than 3,000Â persons in the Under-Armour tournament at Torrey Pines over the Christmas holiday. What about the Vista? The Panthers are fourth in the weekly San Diego Union- Tribune poll but they’ve managed to stay under the radar […]
Read More2016-17 Week 1: Foothills Christian Leads Again
Coach Brad Leaf’s Foothills Christian squad picked up where it left off, first in the first San Diego Union-Tribune basketball poll,  which the Knights dominated in 2015-16. The El Cajon club is 6-1, with only a 90-73 loss to defending national champion Chino Hills after leading the Huskies, 42-38, at halftime. What’s up with Cathedral?  Picked […]
Read More2016: Week 14: Top Rated Teams Meet in Finals
The CIF power ratings are holding up fairly well as the final round of San Diego Section play takes place Friday and Saturday at Southwestern College. The two highest power rated clubs will meet in the Open Division and in D-1 and D-3. Winning teams will progress to a variety of divisions in a Southern […]
Read More2016: Roger Lively, 77, One of Sweetwater’s Best
The first athlete inducted into the Sweetwater High Hall of Fame, Roger Lively was a standout in the major sports and a steady, vital presence in a remarkable run by the Red Devils in the 1956-57 basketball season. The 6-foot, 3-inch Lively, who passed at age 77 earlier this month, played center for coach Wells […]
Read More2015-16: Foothills 3rd, Cathedral 14th in Cal-Hi Sports’ Final Top 40.
There were no state championships, but it was a solid season in San Diego Section  basketball. Foothills Christian, behind McDonald’s all-star T.J. Leaf, was third in the state in Cal-Hi Sports‘ final boys Top 40 rankings. Cathedral ranked 14th and St. Augustine 23rd. The 2015-16 finish showed marked improvement over the 2014-15 Cal-Hi rankings, in which St. Augustine was 23rd, […]
Read More1970-2016: Walton or Leaf, Take Your Pick
Bill Walton was 33-0 in his senior season at Helix. T.J. Leaf was 25-5 at Foothills Christian. Walton’s Helix team dominated the San Diego Section, but the Highlanders’ 70-56 victory over Chula Vista in the AA finals in 1970 marked the end of season. Southern California playoffs were reserved only for Southern Section squads. Leaf’s Foothills Christian […]
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